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Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways.

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An Overview of Education in the Area of Civil Engineering in Portugal☆

AbstractThe paper presents the structure of Civil Engineering education in Portugal. Description of the organization of the cycles of studies currently existing, comparing them with the pre-Bologna Process organization in Portugal is presented. Quality assurance mechanisms are outlined. Afterwards, a more detailed description of the Civil Engineering organization at University of Aveiro is presented, taking into consideration the different cycles of studies. Research lines developed at the Civil Engineering Department are also briefly described.

Paulo Cachim Publication date: 2015/01/01
Short communicationThe 2008 summary of scientific productivity of chemical engineering, civil engineering and mechanical engineering professionals in Taiwan

AbstractThis report carefully examined the scientific productivity of chemical engineering, civil engineering and mechanical engineering professionals in Taiwan in 2008 by analyzing the authorship for all journal papers listed in the ISI Web of Science from chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and civil engineering related departments and institutes in Taiwan. The result from analysis of the authorship data still follows a general trend of scientific productivity studied for the three disciplines.

Ya-Ling Cheng Publication date: 2010/01/01
ReviewInfrastructures and society: from a literature review to a conceptual framework

Highlights•The dual relationship between civil engineering and social sciences is studied.•Politics and vulnerability are the most studied social areas in civil engineering.•Transport is the most studied civil engineering area from a social perspective.•Infrastructure projects should consider social aspects during all their lifecycles.•A framework and future research directions are proposed.

I. Josa Publication date: 2019/11/20
COMPUTER SIMULATION OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

ABSTRACTIn this paper, structural analysis and failure process in civil engineering are discussed. The main contents are: (1) The philosophy of computer simulation in structural engineering; (2) The mathematical model for engineering problem; (3) The visualization of numerical results. Some simulation examples are presented.

Jiang Jian-Jing Publication date: 1999/01/01
Invited ReviewA review of major paradigms and models for the design of civil engineering systems

AbstractIn this paper, the author presents the five classical paradigms of the process of design in civil engineering and identifies a new emerging paradigm: the interactive multi-attribute learning paradigm. This paradigm is studied in terms of actors, structures and OR instruments which can help to fulfil its application to modern design of civil engineering systems.

L. Valadares Tavares Publication date: 1999/11/19
Communication needs of Thai civil engineering students

AbstractThis article reports on an examination of the communication needs of a group of Thai civil engineering students. Twenty-five stakeholders helped identify the communication needs of the students by participating in individual interviews. These included employers, civil engineers, civil engineering lecturers, ex-civil engineering students of the technical English course, and ESP teachers. Based on the stakeholders’ recommendations, the teacher/researcher determined that four communicative events should be incorporated into the course, namely, talking about daily tasks and duties, reading textbooks, reading manuals, and writing periodic/progress reports. The findings highlight the increasing demand for professional English in the engineering field and the degree to which English is required in various circumstances throughout Thailand. It is crucial to add more professional English courses to engineering programmes and to conduct further research to predict learners’ needs as Read more...

Chamnong Kaewpet Publication date: 2009/10/01
Review paperRecent advances in active control of civil engineering structures

AbstractActive control systems for civil engineering structures have attracted considerable attention in recent years, because they may become effective protective systems. This paper reviews briefly the current state-of-the-art and summarizes some recent advances in active control of civil engineering structures both theoretically and experimentally.

J.N. Yang Publication date: 1988/12/01
Bibliography of literature on reliability in civil engineering

AbstractThis paper presents a brief introduction and an extensive list of selective references on civil engineering reliability with an emphasis on structural reliability and associated topics.

Balbir S. Dhillon Publication date: 1986/01/01
- Teaching Structural Analysis: A Curriculum for an Under-Graduate Civil Engineering Degree and Learning Issues

Publisher SummaryThis chapter outlines a minimum core curriculum for the structural analysis teaching within a first civil engineering degree. Aspects that should assist in effective learning and promote teaching toward understanding are also discussed. Structural engineering is one of the disciplines included in the under graduate civil engineering university degree. There is a growing demand to include more environmental, managerial and economics subjects, and other humanitarian topics in the civil engineering course. There is, thus, pressure to reduce the structural engineering content of the course. Topics that are considered essential are discussed and proposals to make the learning process as time effective as possible are outlined in the chapter. The change over the years should have been away from hand-numerical expedient methods to topics that assist the understanding of structural behavior. Experience in approximate methods is necessary to check computer analyses.

B.W.J. van Rensburg Publication date: 2001/01/01
Review articleRecent applications of fiber optic sensors to health monitoring in civil engineering

AbstractThis paper presents an overview of current research and development in the field of structural health monitoring with civil engineering applications. Specifically, this paper reviews fiber optical sensor health monitoring in various key civil structures, including buildings, piles, bridges, pipelines, tunnels, and dams. Three commonly used fiber optic sensors (FOSs) are briefly described. Finally, existing problems and promising research efforts in packaging and implementing FOSs in civil structural health monitoring are discussed.

Hong-Nan Li Publication date: 2004/09/01
Terrain modelling in surveying and civil engineering☆

AbstractThis paper is a review of the application of terrain modelling to surveying and civil engineering. The first section considers the theoretical background to the subject and two distinct approaches are identified based on the use of either grid or randomly located height data. The relative merits of each are discussed and the most frequently used algorithms for interpolation and contouring are examined. This is followed by a review of the characteristics of a selected number of terrain modelling and contouring packages. Five distinct groups of packages are identified. Finally, a review of applications is presented together with some views on the future trends in this field.

G. Petrie Publication date: 1987/05/01
Aptitude development of civil engineers for the management of human resources in construction projects

AbstractThe paper analyses the singular role human resource management (HRM) plays within the context of construction management, where it differs significantly from its application in other disciplines. A synthesis of HRM research work, in general and in the construction industry in particular, combined with the writer's experience in developing and teaching specialized HRM courses in the civil engineering faculties of two universities, leads to the conclusion that: prospective construction project managers must receive HRM training in appreciably greater scope and depth than is given in most civil engineering schools today; and the peculiar environmental conditions and technology prevalent in construction warrant a specialized adaptation of HRM skills. A syllabus is outlined and discussed.

A Laufer Publication date: 1987/11/01
Competency of Civil Engineering Students Undergone Industrial Training: Supervisors’ Perspectives☆

AbstractIn Malaysia, the engineering diploma programs in the public universities require the approval of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and accreditation by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA).The graduates are normally employed as technical assistants in the various engineering fields. However, not all the engineering programs are designed with the industrial training component. Recently, in order to enhance employability of the graduates, industrial training course was introduced as one of the compulsory requirements in the diploma program of Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). The objective of the training is to expose UiTM students to the competency, knowledge and skills needed to succeed at the workplace. By undergoing industrial training, they will be able to relate the theory that they learnt and applied them practically. This study sought to determine the perceived level of competency of UiTM students by the industrial and faculty super Read more...

Noor Azland Jainudin Publication date: 2015/01/08
CIVIL WAR

Publisher SummaryThis chapter discusses the concept of civil war. A civil war is a war between two or more groups of inhabitants of the same State. A civil war may be fought for control of the government of a State, or it may be caused by the desire of part of the population to secede and form a new State. These two types of civil war are the most common, but there can also be other types of civil war; for instance, the rebels can try to force the government to make concessions such as granting of regional autonomy, without trying either to overthrow the government or to form a new State. Since 1945, civil wars have been more numerous than international wars, and even many of the international wars since 1945 have had their roots in civil wars. Although most civil wars are not prohibited by international law, it does not necessarily follow that other States are entitled to intervene in a civil war by giving help to one side or the other.

MICHAEL B. AKEHURST Publication date: 1982/01/01
CHAPTER 14 - FEDERATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS

Publisher SummaryThis chapter discusses the experience of Robert Brodie, the author, at the Federation of Civil Engineering contractors. He was elected on the Council in 1929 and as the chairman in 1934–35, and he has ever since been one of the vice-presidents. In 1939, he resigned from the Council owing to increasing deafness, and his son-in-law, J . W. Lorraine, was elected to fill his place on the Council.

ROBERT BRODIE Publication date: 2014/01/01
Case studyDifferences in bidding strategies☆

AbstractMethodological understanding is increased and the appreciation of discernible competitive bidding strategies widened by investigating the problems of two construction companies, one being a kitchen equipment manufacturer and the other a civil engineering contractor. Detailed strategies are estimated for the former but not for the latter, due primarily to the greater uncertainty in cost estimates for civil engineering contracts producing larger variability in outcomes.

Malcolm King Publication date: 1987/01/01
On the physical and probabilistic consistency of some engineering random models

Highlights•Examples of random variables used in civil engineering models are provided.•Consistency of some important mathematical models used in civil engineering are analyzed.•Dimensional problems of some models are identified and solved by providing alternatives.•How an extreme value analysis has to be performed is clarified.•Multivariate random models are classified as under, over or uniquely determined.•Rules are given in order to build models without the reported inconsistencies.

Enrique Castillo Publication date: 2014/11/01
Measuring the potential of augmented reality in civil engineering

Highlights•Well-formed digital models, such as BIM, are a prerequisite for construction AR.•Augmented reality can contribute to the understanding of project documentation.•Construction AR needs to be developed in parallel with conventional methods.•Construction AR can help better understand construction 3D models.

Sebastjan Meža Publication date: 2015/12/01
11 - Multifunctional materials and nanotechnology for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures

Abstract:Multifunctional materials, or material systems intentionally encoded with a multitude of engineering functionalities, are revolutionizing civil engineering practice by offering new materials that can resist loads and self-sense for damage. These new developments have been made possible by technological breakthroughs in the nanotechnology domain. New nanomaterials with impressive properties and scalable manufacturing methods have enabled the design of these multifunctional materials or composite structures. The objective of this chapter is to showcase three types of nanotechnology-enabled multifunctional materials that have impacted, and will continue to impact, the civil engineering community. Particular attention will be paid to materials assembled using two unique nanomaterials, namely carbon black and carbon nanotubes.

K.J. Loh Publication date: 2014/01/01
NSF's focus on infrastructure research

AbstractThe National Science Foundation has been the major funding agency for basic engineering research in academia for more than 20 years. Throughout this period, funding for geotechnical research in specific, and civil engineering research in general, has been available in relatively small amounts and through several frequently reorganized programs. Through the efforts of several recent program directors (including Roy Olson, The University of Texas at Austin, Tom Zimmie and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Mehmet Tumay from Louisiana State University), the funding for geomechanics and geo-environmental research has been stabilized. The opportunity for civil research have also been expanded into the broad and integrative research area identified as CIS (civil infrastructure systems). These programs are generally described in this paper.

P.P. Nelson Publication date: 1996/03/01
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